Suzanne Sherwin - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Suzanne Sherwin took her first steps on the floor of a hotel room, while traveling with her parents' lounge band. Growing up amid a flourishing L.A. club scene, Suzanne started her first band, Gun Shy, while still in her teens. Shortly after that she became a part of the bay-area-based country group, California Zephyr, with whom she continued to perform for many years. As a songwriter, Suzanne has been a winner - and subsequent judge - of the prestigious New Folk Award at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In addition to singing backgrounds on a Johnny Cash album ("The Mystery of Life,") Suzanne also provided the voice for Trixie, the animatronic bear in the Country Bear Jamboree attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. She has written and performed many times with acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Michael Johnson, and is featured on two duets on Johnson's "Live At The Bluebird" album. (The Sherwin/Johnson collaboration "Life After You," was also featured in an issue of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine.) Suzanne's repetoire ranges from traditional country to tasteful renditions of classic '40's jazz, with much ground in-between.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2005
Band Members: Suzanne Sherwin (acoustic guitar and vocals,) Landis Armstrong (electric guitar and vocals,) Charlie Irwin (bass and vocals,) Bruce Logan (designated hitter)
Influences: Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Patsy Cline, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Goodman, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, the Eagles, and others too numerous to mention.
Sounds Like: a smooth river ridden with fatal undertows.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

My folks - a.k.a. Annie And The Orphans

My dad sent me a few links the other day, regarding a 45 r.p.m. record that we used to have around our house when I was a kid. The single was by a band named Annie And The Orphans,...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:09:00 GMT

SXSW on Youtube

Those of you who missed my SXSW set at Guero’s last Sunday night, can catch the first few songs on Youtube, if you dare... ca.youtube.com/results?se...arch_type= Thanks to Wisegeorge for p...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:57:00 GMT

for the first time...

... since it was recorded maybe 15 years ago, I just heard (and saw) the Country Bear recording of "Have Yourself A Merry Litttle Christmas" that I did for the Disney park in Tokyo. This one was espe...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:38:00 GMT

Thank God Im A Country Bear!

Well I am just tickled pink to have found this. Remember I told some of y'all I did the voice for Trixie the Bear at Disneyland?Here's the proof! From the Country Bear Christmas Special,...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:48:00 GMT

Interview

..> Interview There is a new book out by Bonny Holder, called Voices Of Americana In The 21st Century. Bonny was a writer for the now-defunct online music mag, Rockzilla.net, and the book is mo...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:58:00 GMT

Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs

The other day, I received a myspace bulletin from one of my all-time favorite bands, X. The body of the bulletin contained only a link to a new myspace music page, that of Top Jimmy A...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:49:00 GMT